Comments on: Merapi and AIR in a production environment http://natescodevault.com/?p=102 from the dark recesses of an anxious mind Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:12:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nate http://natescodevault.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-1711 Nate Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:11:10 +0000 http://nateross.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-1711 Davis, I actually just released a Merapi replacement called Transmission. It uses native process to start up a Java jar and sends messages through standard in/out. Check it out <a href="http://natescodevault.com/?p=258" title="Transmission" rel="nofollow">here</a>. This will allow you to use AIR 2.0 native installers and will make the auto-update mechanism possible. I've moved my Merapi projects in this direction. Davis,

I actually just released a Merapi replacement called Transmission. It uses native process to start up a Java jar and sends messages through standard in/out. Check it out here.

This will allow you to use AIR 2.0 native installers and will make the auto-update mechanism possible. I’ve moved my Merapi projects in this direction.

]]> By: Davis http://natescodevault.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-1710 Davis Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:40:36 +0000 http://nateross.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-1710 Hey, I'm just wondering how you feel about taking this route now that Air2 is out and they support native installers with that? I see you posted another blog indicating how to create a native installer for Mac OS, but I guess the big limitation here is that you can't auto-update the Air runtime like you can using the ADT native installers. You also have to setup, learn and maintain different installer tools for each platform, it seems. I'm about to solve this problem myself -- having built an Air2 + Merapi/Java application, and I'm just looking for your thoughts on this approach vs. what is now available in Air2. Regards, Davis Hey, I’m just wondering how you feel about taking this route now that Air2 is out and they support native installers with that?

I see you posted another blog indicating how to create a native installer for Mac OS, but I guess the big limitation here is that you can’t auto-update the Air runtime like you can using the ADT native installers. You also have to setup, learn and maintain different installer tools for each platform, it seems.

I’m about to solve this problem myself — having built an Air2 + Merapi/Java application, and I’m just looking for your thoughts on this approach vs. what is now available in Air2.

Regards,
Davis

]]> By: Sri Harsha http://natescodevault.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-1686 Sri Harsha Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:45:02 +0000 http://nateross.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-1686 Hi, Good Blog , currently me also developing a small application using merapi and Air,i followed the example which u explained,But here its not able to install the air application ,Its able to execute(AdobeAIRInstaller.exe) but unable to install Air(myProg.air) i mean its not able to get exe from air,Generally while i double click on Air automatically it will create a exe and will be showing the shortcut on desktop.But when i use NSIS me not able to get exe to be generated when i kept the option to silent. Hi,
Good Blog , currently me also developing a small application using merapi and Air,i followed the example which u explained,But here its not able to install the air application ,Its able to execute(AdobeAIRInstaller.exe) but unable to install Air(myProg.air) i mean its not able to get exe from air,Generally while i double click on Air automatically it will create a exe and will be showing the shortcut on desktop.But when i use NSIS me not able to get exe to be generated when i kept the option to silent.

]]> By: Nate http://natescodevault.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-1668 Nate Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:09:32 +0000 http://nateross.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-1668 I wish I could submit the NSIS script and the Java/Air files I used but unfortunately it is all proprietary. The NSIS command I mentioned above was all I needed to get the Air app to install properly. The rest of my script dealt with registry keys and other stuff not directly related to installing the app. If you are having problems with your script ask questions on the NSIS forums. There are already tons of solutions available on the forum and the community will answer any questions you have much better than I will be able to :). I also cannot include the Air distributable runtime. You have to fill out a form and receive approval from Adobe before they will give you access to the runtime. As far as the JRE is concerned, I just downloaded one from Sun. - Nate I wish I could submit the NSIS script and the Java/Air files I used but unfortunately it is all proprietary. The NSIS command I mentioned above was all I needed to get the Air app to install properly. The rest of my script dealt with registry keys and other stuff not directly related to installing the app. If you are having problems with your script ask questions on the NSIS forums. There are already tons of solutions available on the forum and the community will answer any questions you have much better than I will be able to :) .

I also cannot include the Air distributable runtime. You have to fill out a form and receive approval from Adobe before they will give you access to the runtime. As far as the JRE is concerned, I just downloaded one from Sun.
- Nate

]]> By: Raghav http://natescodevault.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-1667 Raghav Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:26:51 +0000 http://nateross.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-1667 Hi. This is really great article and this is something I was looking for. Unfortunately I couldn't get the NSIS script right and my end. It will be great if you post you complete example, including NSIS script and the Java + AIR files. Like me many will really appericate that. Thank you once again for the article. Hi. This is really great article and this is something I was looking for. Unfortunately I couldn’t get the NSIS script right and my end.
It will be great if you post you complete example, including NSIS script and the Java + AIR files.
Like me many will really appericate that.

Thank you once again for the article.

]]> By: Confluence: Rich Internet Apps http://natescodevault.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-1611 Confluence: Rich Internet Apps Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:20:53 +0000 http://nateross.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-1611 <strong>Merapi...</strong> Objetivo Merapi is a technology that can be used as a messaging bridge between applications that run in the Adobe Flash player or Adobe AIR and applications written in Java.... Merapi…

Objetivo Merapi is a technology that can be used as a messaging bridge between applications that run in the Adobe Flash player or Adobe AIR and applications written in Java….

]]> By: Matt http://natescodevault.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-1554 Matt Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:05:10 +0000 http://nateross.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-1554 (First off, thanks Nate for your reply to my EULA question) I absolutely love this tutorial, but any idea how to use the "command-line args:" option in JCreator, or if it even works? I'm trying to include SSL in the java portion of my application. When I call my class with command-line, I simply include "-Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=... -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword=..." and the program runs perfectly. But I've tried various syntaxes to get it to work in JCreator to no avail. I was even sure to copy my certificate to the JCreator folder as well as my .exe's folder when compiling/testing, but still no luck. - Matt (First off, thanks Nate for your reply to my EULA question)

I absolutely love this tutorial, but any idea how to use the “command-line args:” option in JCreator, or if it even works? I’m trying to include SSL in the java portion of my application. When I call my class with command-line, I simply include “-Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=… -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword=…” and the program runs perfectly. But I’ve tried various syntaxes to get it to work in JCreator to no avail. I was even sure to copy my certificate to the JCreator folder as well as my .exe’s folder when compiling/testing, but still no luck.

- Matt

]]> By: Nate http://natescodevault.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-1465 Nate Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:32:12 +0000 http://nateross.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-1465 @Paras, Yeah... that seems to be the case at least for now. @Paras,
Yeah… that seems to be the case at least for now.

]]> By: Paras http://natescodevault.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-1463 Paras Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:17:23 +0000 http://nateross.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-1463 Brilliant. We don't have to worry about the EULA screen any more when it happens in the silent mode then. Awesome. Thank you. Brilliant.

We don’t have to worry about the EULA screen any more when it happens in the silent mode then. Awesome.

Thank you.

]]> By: Nate http://natescodevault.com/?p=102&cpage=1#comment-1461 Nate Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:35:30 +0000 http://nateross.wordpress.com/?p=102#comment-1461 @Matt I actually just had a conversation with an Adobe rep about that exact thing a few days ago. If the AIR installer is run with a command-line option of -eulaAccepted, then the EULA is not supposed to show. However, even if I do not specify that option (which I am not doing), a license still does not appear. Adobe has logged this as a bug and will fix it in a future release. I also asked them if I should display the additional AIR license in the NSIS before installation and they said to not worry about it. In the meantime, they <a href="http://natescodevault.com/?p=241" rel="nofollow">put our application on the AIR Marketplace</a> even with this limitation. @Matt
I actually just had a conversation with an Adobe rep about that exact thing a few days ago. If the AIR installer is run with a command-line option of -eulaAccepted, then the EULA is not supposed to show. However, even if I do not specify that option (which I am not doing), a license still does not appear.

Adobe has logged this as a bug and will fix it in a future release. I also asked them if I should display the additional AIR license in the NSIS before installation and they said to not worry about it. In the meantime, they put our application on the AIR Marketplace even with this limitation.

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